Quad City Times Notes @ Noon: Aledo vet returns from ‘monumental’ adventure in the Rockies Jack Cullen jcullen@qctimes.com Oct 17, 2017 Updated 2 hrs ago Near the end of a five-day expedition last month in Colorado, Amy Hess of Aledo, Illinois, reached the summit of Georgia Pass near Breckenridge with a group of fellow disabled U.S. military […]
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Fixed Wireless is Best Solution for Expanding Broadband Access to Unserved and Underserved Rural Areas – BroadbandBreakfast.com
Rise Co-founder Jeff Kohler says areas with less density can best be served with fixed wireless networks that can be built for far less money and that the lawmakers who direct funding towards built-out projects are getting the message.
Telarus Signs with Rise as National Master Enterprise Agent
Telarus is celebrating partnerships with two telecommunications providers including Rise Broadband. Telarus agents can now sell Rise’s enterprise voice and data services throughout its coverage area
Rise, Google Promote Hybrid Wireless Fiber Network – BroadbandBreakfast.com
The advantage of fixed wireless is the cost of deployment particularly in serving rural parts of the country. Fixed wireless networks allow for higher capacity through shared spectrum.
Rise, Google and Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Identify Key Spark for Rural Broadband Growth – TR Daily
A coalition of well-known communications organizations, including Rise, Google and others, asks the FCC to provide a quicker, more viable path to technology which will enable rural areas to receive expanded, faster broadband service.
Rise, Google and Mimosa ask FCC for Spectrum Access to Close Digital Divide – Fierce Wireless
Rise Broadband, Google and other members of the Broadband Access Coalition call on the FCC to authorize new, licensed, fixed wireless frequencies which can further close the digital divide as well as handle other applications.
Editor’s Corner—The economics of fixed wireless, from LTE to 5G, and what it means – Fierce Wireless
Fixed wireless services have been around for years. As wireless technologies have improved (think 2G to 4G), so have the speeds. Rise Broadband offers an even clearer look at the economics of LTE-powered fixed wireless services. Specifically, the company’s co-founder and chief development officer, Jeff Kohler, said recently that fixed deployments typically cost a fifth to a tenth what it would cost to build a comparable wired service.
Rise Broadband Chooses PGi for Small Business/Enterprise Collaboration – Channel Partners
Rise Broadband has chosen PGi as its lone collaboration small business and enterprise provider. The Atlanta-based PGi will be Rise Broadband’s only supplier of business video, web, audio and streaming conferencing solutions.
Rise Chosen as #5 ISP to Watch – Fierce Wireless
Here’s a look at 10 of the ISPs that may well upset the status quo. These are the companies seeking to break into the ISP market with new technologies, techniques and services, with the goal of ensuring that all those computers, phones, tablets and other gizmos get onto the internet and stay there.
Boulder broadband ballot measure unlikely until at least 2018 – Boulder Daily Camera
Boulder is primed to pump the brakes on its effort to establish citywide broadband, with those closest to the issue urging that the City Council delay any potential ballot measure asking voters to approve new funding for the project. Rise Co-founder states that new technology is evolving and (the city has to) understand what technology is coming before deciding on the best broadband vehicle to provide for Boulder citizens.